Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez makes NFL.com's 'All-Under 25' team

Replacing an extremely productive punter and even bigger fan favorite like Pat McAfee isn’t easy but Indianapolis Colts rookie Rigoberto Sanchez lived up to the task.

Sanchez was efficient during his first season in the league, showing that the Colts might have a key part of their special teams unit for years to come. He was so good that Eliot Harrison of NFL.com placed Sanchez on the “All-Under 25” team entering 2018.

Stepping in for a living legend in Indy like Pat McAfee couldn’t have been easy for Sanchez, but the first-year punter out of Hawaii was in the top 10 of net average in the NFL. Not bad for an undrafted rookie.

The Colts had extremely high praise for Sanchez when he initially signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He easily beat out Jeff Locke, who signed a two-year deal with the Colts during the offseason but was cut when Sanchez proved to be the better and younger option.

Sanchez finished his rookie season with the fourth-highest net average (42.6) while forcing the second-most fair catches (27) and fourth-fewest returned punts (19).

The Colts will have plenty of competition throughout training camp at various positions but one spot they might not have to worry about is on special teams because of Sanchez.

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